Jazz has long conciliated a sonic language that speaks of the nubilous, mystifying aspects of the human journey. Through jazz, we find the evocation of diverse emotions of the human spirit—depression, ...
The World Christian Lecture Series of Hope College will feature “Reshaping Lament: Music and the Way to Joy,” a lecture-performance by Dr. Jeremy Begbie of Duke Divinity School, on Wednesday, Nov. 14, ...
On Sunday, First United Methodist Church welcomes Dr. Jeremy Begbie to worship services at 8:30 11 a.m. to preach, and for a program at 3 p.m. in the sanctuary on “How Music Can Help Us Hear the ...
The theological experts have gathered. Over here is the exegete; over there is the philosopher; beside him is the systematic theologian; and beside her is the … musician? Theologian and musician ...
Reading Jeremy Begbie’s article on music in this issue reminded me of one of the biggest mistakes I ever made. I took music theory in college because I knew a little bit about music and thought I ...
So what can we do if we have questions about theology? Mary Oliver's answer: make music. Jeremy Begbie agrees. In Music, Modernity, and God: Essays in Listening, Begbie invites those of us who have ...
Why should the arts matter to Christians? The link between faith and the arts is as old as history. But many contemporary Christians see the arts as an amusing luxury or pleasant ornament, irrelevant ...
While it would have been inconceivable for premodern Chris­tians to regard the realms of theology and the arts as separate and distinct, forces of the Enlightenment and modernity did just that in ...